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Blue Jays starter J.A. Happ set to pick up where he left off

BALTIMORE, MD.—On Wednesday, J.A. Happ attempts to follow up on his breakout 20-win 2016 season with a start at Camden Yards vs. the Orioles’ young righthander Dylan Bundy.

Happ, 34, was 20-4, 3.18 ERA in 32 starts in ’16. He has increased his innings total each season since 2013, topping out at 195 1/3.

Happ has a career mark against the O’s of 4-3, with a 3.56 ERA in 12 appearances. The Illinois native is 1-1, 4.10 ERA in five starts at Camden Yards.

Happ’s last start in Baltimore was Aug. 30, 2016, where he got a no- decision. He allowed three runs in 6 1/3 innings, including home runs by Steve Pearce, now a teammate with the Jays, and by Manny Machado. The Jays lost that start 5-3, coincidentally, on a home run by Matt Wieters off of Jason Grilli in the O’s final at-bat. Recall on Opening Day, Monday, Grilli surrendered a walk-off solo homer to Mark Trumbo.

The Jays have not opened a season with two straight losses since 2013 against the Indians.

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